The Madelaine Lab is exploring the zebrafish鈥檚 self-healing powers
The Madelaine Lab is exploring the zebrafish鈥檚 self-healing powers. Can we apply them to humans?
Zebrafish have a superpower: the ability to regenerate damaged tissues鈥攅yes included! Now, the research group of ., is making groundbreaking explorations of these regenerative feats, work that could lead to new approaches to disorders such as macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy.
鈥淎t a very basic level, we are trying to characterize the mechanisms of cellular regeneration,鈥 Madelaine says. 鈥淗ow do we use comparative biology to make the regeneration of healthy tissue more available to humans?鈥
Not pictured: Aissette Baanannou, Ph.D.
Read the story . And note that the Madelaine lab鈥檚 work on vision restoration is the subject of an upcoming , on January 13. You can register to participate .